Man charged with sexual indecency with childDANVILLE — The prosecuting attorney for the 15th Judicial District filed sexual felony charges against a Havana man who was a janitor with the Dardanelle School District. Tom Tatum II charged Matthew Allen Marcellus, 32, with sexual indecency of a child after Marcellus was arrested last month by Yell County Sheriff Bill Gilkey. Authorities had followed up on reports that Marcellus had sent inappropriate images of himself to minor children at t...

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings conducted by District Judge Done Bourne on Friday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear on June 13 in Pope County Circuit Court. Trenton J. Mosley, 22, theft by receiving — $25,000. On April 4, Russellville Police Department (RPD) officers were dispatched to a local pawn shop, where the ...

Thefts lead to felony arrestsTammy J. Reynolds, 38, didn’t think the prosecuting attorney’s suggested bond amount of $25,000 was fair. Reynolds, who appeared in felony bond hearings Wednesday with District Judge Don Bourne, alongside Robert E. Lackey, 36, allegedly stole several credit cards, broke into a garage to steal tools and took a purse from a Jeep parked outside Burger King. “I think it should be lower,” she told the judge. “We are trying to do right, but society ...

PCSO auctions off unused guns to buy riflesUsing profits from selling previously purchased and donated firearms to a licensed gun dealer, the Pope County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) will outfit its deputies with AR-15s. A legal notice in a local newspaper informed gun dealers with a Class 3 Federal Firearms License that bidding on suppressors and weapons such as submachine guns, machine pistols and assault rifles would open at 10 a.m. on Thursday at the Pope County Judge's Office. The weap...

No foul play suspected in Tuesday shootingDOVER — The Pope County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) suspects no foul-play after a shooting on Tuesday at a residence around the 3000 block of State Road 164 East, although a woman was taken in for questioning. PCSO, along with the Dover Marshal's office responded to a call of a male subject with a gunshot wound. The subject was treated on scene by Dover First Responders and Pope County EMS and later transported by Med-Flight to an undisclosed hosp...

Shots fired on Independence leads to arrestRobert Brockman, 49, had his bond set at $5,000 during felony bond hearings with District Judge Don Bourne on Monday inside the Pope County Detention Center. Brockman was arrested on May 7 after Russellville Police officers responded in reference to shots fired at approximately 8:31 p.m. at the 200 block of South Independence Avenue. When officers made contact with the victim, she told police that her younger brother, Brockman, had attacked he...

Crime report (May 8, 2016)• An Atkins man was arrested by Pope County Sheriff’s Deputy Gerrad Huffman after a small glass pipe and a bag of marijuana was discovered in his possession. According to a report, the man said he gotten into an argument with his mother and was walking to his father’s residence on Twin Dikes Road. The deputy offered to give the man a ride and searched him for his safety before he was put in the patrol car and taken to the Pope County Detention...

Man found in tree arrested A Russellville man was arrested on Thursday after allegedly being found by officers 30-foot up an oak tree talking to people who were not there. According to a report, Jason Koerth, 37, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance after a Pope County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) deputy responded to the 500 block of Old Baptist Cemetery Road and heard Koerth yelling from a tree. After about 15 minutes of coaxing, the deputy was able to talk...

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings conducted by District Judge Don Bourne on Friday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear on June 13 in Pope County Circuit Court. James Oliver, 44, felon in possession of a firearm — $100,000. On Thursday an investigator with the Pope County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) responded to a report co...

Man attacks woman with crowbarRonald High, 58, told District Judge Don Bourne during felony bond hearings on Wednesday the people he allegedly attacked with a crowbar on March 3 threatened him at his apartment. “I have to stay away from them?” High said. “They come to threaten me, like they have been doing, and I have to stay away from them?” High was arrested after Russellville Police responded to a disturbance regarding a weapon at approximately 5:26 p.m. on Tuesday. The...

Man accused in cell phones theftBobby L. Logwood, 25, is facing theft of property charges after he and two others allegedly stole $21,928.83 worth of cell phones from Walmart in Russellville. Russellville Police Department (RPD) officers responded to a theft report at Walmart on Feb. 4, 2015, where they were advised three black males broke into the phone case on Feb. 3, 2015, and stole 35 phones. According to a RPD report, two of the males provided lookout, while the third u...

Man gunned down on front lawnATKINS — Emily Johnson applied pressure to the gunshot wound her boyfriend, Bruce Wayne Hurley, 49, suffered at approximately 12:55 a.m. on Monday outside their trailer at 2223 Edwards Road. “All I could do was be there for him and wait on the ambulance,” she said. “Bruce knew I was with him, and I never left his side.” Johnson said Hurley was shot shortly after she saw a car driving slowly down the road outside their residence. Johnson said s...

Suspect being sought in Atkins homicideAccording to the Pope County Sheriff's Department (PCSD), deputies responded to a shooting at 2223 Edwards Road in Atkins at approximately 12:55 a.m. on Monday, May 2, 2016. When deputies arrived on scene, a male subject identified as Bruce Wayne Hurley, age 49, was suffering from a gunshot wound. Hurley was treated on scene by first responders and Pope County EMS and then transported to St. Mary's Regional Medical Center where he later succum...

Two busted with 47 pounds of potTwo Californians were arrested Friday in Pope County after the seizure of 47 pounds of marijuana from their possession. At 2:08 a.m., an Arkansas State Police (ASP) trooper pulled over Tyler Maroney, 23, and Frankie Sainz, 20, who were bound for North Carolina. According to a report, the trooper stopped the suspects for speeding and improper lane use. When the trooper made contact with the suspects, a strong odor of marijuana was detected. Dur...

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Friday conducted by District Judge Don Bourne at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear on June 13 in Pope County Circuit Court. Howard S. Stane, 44, second-degree sexual assault — $150,000. At 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, the Pope County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) responded to a sexual assault repor...

Man tells cops meth needle meant for dogDonald A. Roach, 30, told District Judge Don Bourne he had no idea there were warrants out for his arrest during Monday's felony bond hearings inside the Pope County Detention Center. "Did you think it just flew away?" Bourne asked. "I guess so," Roach said. "I was being stupid, I guess." Roach was stopped and arrested at 9:58 p.m. on Sunday heading westbound on West Main Street after an officer saw the vehicle he was driving go approximately ...

Drunk man asks to be arrestedTony A. Pritchard, 19, was arrested at 4:05 a.m. Saturday after his vehicle was found in a ditch near the intersection of Lakefront Drive and Parkway Drive. Pritchard, who was determined to be intoxicated on the scene, allegedly went on to tell emergency room staff that he smoked “hella blunts” (lots of marijuana) before getting into the accident. The responding officer originally found Pritchard across the street from the vehicle he had crash...

Man threatens lover with firearmBobby D. Lajoie, 41, told District Judge Don Bourne he had a reason for allegedly firing a .22-caliber rifle into the air and telling his girlfriend the next shot would be through her head. “Six weeks before the incident, I told her to stay away from my property,” Lajoie offered after hearing testimony from Pope County Sheriff Investigator Chris Ridenhour during felony bond hearings Monday inside the Pope County Detention Center. “OK,” Bourne ...